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Friday, March 3, 2017

GIGABYTE Announces AM4 Ryzen™ Support

GIGABYTE Announces
AM4 Ryzen™ Support

AORUS
Motherboards Arise with the New AM4 Ryzen™ Platform

Taipei, Taiwan, February 24th, 2017 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co.
Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, is proud to
announce the rise of the AORUS Gaming Series Motherboards on the New AM4
Platform from AMD. The AM4 Platform will host the X370, B350 and A320 Chipsets
which all support the AMD Ryzen™ processors. GIGABYTE will have all three
chipsets available, each fully optimized for CPUs with 8-Cores and 16 Threads,
for consumers who are interested in any segment of the platform. With user-centric
features exclusive to GIGABYTE, consumers will find RGB Fusion, Smart Fan 5 and
Dual 120 dB SNR ALC1220 Audio Chips that provides a solution like no other.

With anticipation building for the new platform, GIGABYTE
has made no compromises with its innovative technologies. The fully
customizable RGB LEDs from RGB Fusion will allow users to customize their
system exactly the way they want. Smart Fan 5, an intuitive user interface,
works in tandem with hybrid fan headers for optimum cooling performance and system
protection. Moreover, RGB Fusion has made its way onto many accessories and
peripherals already in the market. RGB Fusion Ready devices allow enthusiasts
to control all of their RGB lit products from a single interface.

“This is an exciting time for GIGABYTE as AMD Ryzen
processors will bring new technologies and innovations that many of our
consumers have longed for,” said Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE’s
Motherboard Business Unit. “Even more so, GIGABYTE has continued to improve
upon the platform adding exclusive GIGABYTE features that enthusiasts demand.”

AMD Ryzen -
Powerful in Purpose. Efficient in Design.

The new GIGABYTE Gaming and AORUS Gaming Motherboards will
be built with support for AMD Ryzen. Ryzen, built on the AM4 platform, has
crucial technologies that ensure users have the most efficiency when it comes
to performance and power consumption. With features like Pure Power, Precision
Boost, Neural Net Prediction, Smart Prefetch and an Extended Frequency Range,
AMD Ryzen is ready to address the needs and demands of gamers and enthusiasts.

AMD
Socket AM4 Motherboards will be released on March 2nd, 2017. To find
out more about the performance and features of GIGABYTE and AORUS Gaming series
motherboards be sure to follow GIGABYTE.

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more information, please check our newsroom for the latest information.